Head of Content – The Rundown (H/F)

About the Role

As Head of Content, you’ll own the editorial bar across everything we publish: three daily newsletters (AI, Tech, Robotics), social channels, guides, newsletter takeovers and new show formats. You’ll be the go-to person for ensuring that every piece sounds consistent and on-brand.

You’ll also build and lead the team that makes this possible—recruiting, hiring and developing writers, editors and producers as we expand from three newsletters into a multi-show, multi-format content operation. By the end of year one, you’ll be managing a team of 8–12+ across editorial, video and short-form.

You’ll report directly to the CEO, run weekly editorial calls and help scale our media ecosystem from a handful of newsletters into a full portfolio of shows and formats.

Key Responsibilities

• Own editorial quality across all channels: review and edit daily newsletters, providing direct, specific feedback on structure, angle and voice.
• Enforce brand voice consistency across social posts, guides, newsletters, takeovers and shows. Evolve voice guidelines as new formats emerge.
• Lead newsletter takeover editorial: ensure sponsored content meets high standards, pushing back on weak submissions and guiding sponsors toward audience-worthy material.
• Scale the media ecosystem: develop repeatable systems and flywheels to grow from three newsletters into a full suite of shows and formats.
• Build and lead the content team: design the editorial org structure, define roles and reporting lines as we expand.
• Recruit and hire top editorial talent: manage job descriptions, sourcing, screening, interviews and onboarding.
• Develop and retain the team: run 1:1s, set performance expectations, deliver constructive feedback and oversee professional growth.
• Run weekly editorial syncs: track KPIs, surface bottlenecks and propose new initiatives to the executive team.
• Coach writers and editors: help the broader team level up, ensuring high standards and consistent onboarding for new hires.

Skills and Experience

• Senior-level editorial expertise: you’ve served as a senior or managing editor at a publication, newsletter or media brand and can diagnose draft issues in 30 seconds with clear fixes.
• AI-native proficiency: you leverage AI tools daily for research, drafting and fact-checking; you spot poorly edited AI content and know how to refine it.
• Genuine AI obsession: you distinguish real AI breakthroughs from hype, have strong opinions on coverage and stay current with industry developments.
• Voice calibration: you can write and teach others to write in a specific voice, maintaining consistency across formats and channels.
• Content builder mindset: you’re excited to design new content formats and workflows, not just polish existing pieces.
• High ownership: you thrive with autonomy, excel in a high-trust environment and manage up effectively.